1. Form Version: February 2001 EFFECTIVE TERM: Fall 2004
PALOMAR COLLEGE
COURSE OUTLINE OF RECORD FOR
DEGREE CREDIT COURSE
Transfer Course X A.A. Degree applicable course
(check all that apply)
COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE: AJ 51 First Aid/CPR Update
UNIT VALUE: .5
MINIMUM NUMBER OF SEMESTER HOURS: 8
BASIC SKILLS REQUIREMENTS: Appropriate language skills
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
PREREQUISITE: Must be an active full time peace officer or active reserve peace officer and
currently employed by a law enforcement agency.
COREQUISITE:
RECOMMENDED PREPARATION:
SCOPE OF COURSE:
A POST-approved perishable skills course for active full time peace officers or active reserve peace
officers that are currently employed by a law enforcement agency. This course is an overview of
emergency medical care terminology and procedures required for peace officers when responding to
victims where assessment of immediate condition, appropriate first-aid treatment and possible basic life
support maneuvers will be required. Credit/No credit only.
SPECIFIC COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Successful students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of various types of personal protective equipment.
2. Demonstrate the knowledge of various types of communicable diseases.
3. Demonstrate the knowledge of scene safety.
4. Demonstrate the knowledge of and the importance of triage.
5. Demonstrate the knowledge and identification of various wounds and their treatment.
6. Demonstrate the knowledge of basic life support.
7. Demonstrate the knowledge of artificial breathing for adults, children and infants.
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2. CONTENT IN TERMS OF SPECIFIC BODY OF KNOWLEDGE:
I. Introductions
a. Instructor introductions
b. Course overview
II. Scene Assessment
a. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) overview
b. Communicable Diseases
i. Types
ii. PC 13518
iii. Gloves, particle masks, “haz-mat” gown
c. Mechanism of injury
d. Scene safety
i. Recognizing potential hazards
e. Resource allocations and needs
III. Triage
a. Patient assessment
b. Obstetric/pediatric emergencies
i. Recognition
ii. Considerations
iii. Considerations
1. adults
2. children
3. fetuses
IV. Wounds
a. C-spine precautions
b. Bleeding
i. Abrasions
ii. Lacerations
iii. Contusions
iv. Puncture
c. Bleeding control
i. Direct pressure
ii. Elevations
iii. Pressure points
d. Dressings /bandages
i. Typical/standard
ii. Tourniquets
e. Fractures
i. Open/compound
ii. Closed
f. Abdominal/chest pains
i. Lacerations
ii. Blunt Trauma
iii. Internal bleeding
g. Burns
i. First degree
ii. Second degree
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3. iii. Third degree
h. Shock
i. Recognition signs
ii. Responses
V. First Aid skills Review and Skills Testing
VI. CPR
a. ABS’s
i. Airway
ii. Breathing
iii. Circulation
b. Respiratory system
i. Conscious
ii. Unconscious
iii. Signs to airway obstruction
c. Clearing obstructions/conscious
i. Heimlich
ii. Back blows
d. Clearing obstructions/unconscious
i. Tongue
ii. Head tilt
iii. Jaw thrusts
iv. Finger sweep
e. Breathing
i. Chest rise visible
ii. Consider patient’s position
iii. Move only when necessary
iv. Consider other injuries
f. Circulation
i. Cardiovascular system
1. Overview
2. Considerations
ii. Artificial respiration
1. Adult
2. Child
3. Infant
g. CPR Technique
i. Compression ratios and rates
1. Adult
2. Child
3. Infant
ii. Depths
1. Adult
2. Child
3. Infant
iii. Two-rescuer CPR
1. Responsibilities
2. Ratios
VII. CPR skills review and testing
a. One rescuer CPR
i. Adult
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4. ii. Child
iii. Infant
b. Two-rescuer CPR
i. Adult
ii. Child
iii. Infant
REQUIRED READING:
Various handouts and manuals from the American Red Cross and/or American Heart Association.
SUGGESTED READING:
None.
REQUIRED WRITING:
None.
OUTSIDE ASSIGNMENTS:
Students are expected to spend a minimum of three hours per unit per week in class and on outside
assignments, prorated for short-term classes.
INSTRUCTIONAL METHODOLOGY:
Check all that apply:
X lecture
laboratory
lecture-laboratory combination
directed study
DISTANCE LEARNING:
This course may be offered as a distance learning course and meets Title 5 regulations 55370, 55372,
55374, 55376, 55378, and 55380.
Yes No X
If yes, check all that apply:
Television Course (Video one-way, e.g. ITV, video cassette, etc.)
Online Course (Text one-way, e.g. newspaper, correspondence, electronic file, etc.)
Two-Way Video Conferencing (Two-way interactive video and audio)
One-Way Video Conferencing (One-way interactive video and two-way interactive audio)
Computer Assisted Instruction (A specialized form of mediated instruction relying
primarily on student access to information and prepared lessons or teaching materials
through a computer terminal, but not under immediate supervision of a qualified
instructor.)
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5. GRADING POLICY AND STANDARDS (include methods of determining whether the stated objectives
have been met by students):
Participation = 20%
Practical Examination = 40%
Written Examination = 40%
IS COURSE REPEATABLE FOR REASON(S) OTHER THAN DEFICIENT GRADE?
Yes X No Number of times course may be taken for credit: 4
If yes, identify specific provision of Title 5 Division 2 section(s), 55761-55763 and 58161 which qualifies
course as repeatable: 58161 C
CONTACT PERSON:
Thomas B. Plotts, ext. 1705
SIGNATURES ON FILE:
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